Pad Thai Noodles With Shrimp

A stir fried rice noodle dish made simple

If you travel to Thailand, you will always see Pad Thai served as street food in local eateries. Pad Thai is made with tamarind pulp, palm sugar and fish sauce. This recipe is made simple with options of buying or making your own sauce.

Place the noodles in boiling water and make sure they are loosened so they don’t stick or clump together (read pack for cooking time, usually around 7 minutes).

Step 9

In a hot pan on moderate heat, add cooking oil.

Step 10

Add the Tofu and fry on all sides until slightly browned.

Step 11

Add the chopped onion.

Step 12

Add the crushed or chopped garlic.

Step 13

Add the prawns (shrimps) and toss to cook evenly on all sides. Cook for two minutes.

Step 14

Once cooked, add the hot noodles straight from strainer into frying pan and toss.

Step 15

Push all the noodles to the side leaving room in the pan to cook the egg.

Step 16

Add the egg and break it apart into pieces as it cooks with utensil. Once cooked toss and mix into noodles.

Step 17

Add a whole bottle of WorldFoods Pad Thai Noodle Sauce and mix well.

Step 18

Add the spring onion (scallion or green onion).

Step 19

Add half the crushed peanuts

Step 20

Add the chili flakes.

Step 21

Add the bean sprouts.

Step 22

Toss well and serve immediately on hot plate.

Step 23

Garnish with remainder of peanuts and sprigs of fresh coriander (cilantro).

Little Tips

You can soak certain types of rice noodles for an hour in cold water until they turn white, then finish by cooking in the pan with the sauce, you may need to add a little extra water.
You can also use chicken instead of prawn (shrimp).
Serve with fresh lime cheeks.